Cost of living comparison
Romania is 98.5% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Romania instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
E£82.76
|
$6.17
RON24.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.48
E£80.16
|
$4.48
RON17.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
E£6.92
|
$1.14
RON4.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
E£3.88
|
$1.00
RON4.02
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
E£10.71
|
$0.76
RON3.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
E£34.24
|
$2.62
RON10.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
E£55.94
|
$3.96
RON15.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
E£25.51
|
$2.14
RON8.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
E£34.44
|
$2.00
RON8.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
E£10.47
|
$0.39
RON1.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
E£5.99
|
$0.53
RON2.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.26
E£4.60
|
$0.51
RON2.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
E£4.85
|
$0.81
RON3.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£3.99
|
$0.25
RON0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
E£3.27
|
$0.27
RON1.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
E£22.94
|
$6.37
RON25.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.20
E£200.54
|
$16.85
RON67.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,049.47
E£394,664.71
|
$17,477.55
RON69,964.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
E£47.54
|
$4.92
RON19.68
|
|
pay 94.7% more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
E£293.13
|
$7.87
RON31.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$156.64
E£2,803.72
|
$271.49
RON1,086.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.41
E£1,868.80
|
$200.67
RON803.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.57
E£421.79
|
$86.08
RON344.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.75
E£1,355.88
|
$294.38
RON1,178.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,699.99
E£48,327.32
|
$4,714.49
RON18,872.56
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
E£34.51
|
$1.35
RON5.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
E£29.25
|
$1.52
RON6.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
E£42.05
|
$4.47
RON17.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.64
E£441.11
|
$32.00
RON128.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.04
E£72.26
|
$5.70
RON22.81
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.73
E£496.41
|
$45.11
RON180.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
E£729.48
|
$28.51
RON114.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.23
E£1,686.55
|
$67.26
RON269.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.17
E£862.19
|
$75.66
RON302.87
|
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